More suffering comes into the world by people taking offense than by people intending to give offence. Ken Keyes We don’t want to willingly hurt anybody’s feelings. We don’t want to be insensitive. Offensive remarks, language, behaviour and prejudices are uncalled for, need to be avoided and discouraged. So, on a certain level we are supporters of political correctness. After all, it promotes our very objectives. However, to a large extent the term acquired negative connotations over time. It became too excessive in its vigour. The result being terms and vocabulary...
The Restory is a Retreat Centre nestled against Tafelkop, a singular mountain head near Wakkerstroom, South Africa. Here we live a simple life as contemplatives. It is a place of re-connection: with ourselves, people, Nature, Silence and Creativity. Our retreats are aimed at this. Our conversations, writing and art centre around the univocity of life. We need a place that reminds us that we are all one. The Restory hopes to be such a place and space.